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COPIED Fl'.OM THE 



ORIGINAL IN THE PREROGATIVE COURT. 



^resierbtng t6e tfnterlmeattong, 



FACSIMILES 



THE THREE AUTOGRAPHS OF THE POET. 



SEttfj a feto $reliminar|j ©foserbations, 
y by , 

J. O. HALLIWELLT ESQ., F.R.S., F.S.A. 



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! * 1890 * v 
LONDON: 
JOHN RUSSELL SMITH, 
4, OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE. 

1851. 



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PREFACE. 



Some years ago, an attempt was made to present Shakespeare's Will 
in a form which should clearly exhibit its original character, with the 
interlineations and corrections, to those who had not seen that 
most interesting document. The authorities of the Prerogative Court 
stedfastly refused to allow a facsimile of the Will to be made, and the 
only course which remained was to print it as nearly in its original 
form as was practicable with modern type. This was executed in the 
three following leaves (representing the three sheets of common legal 
brief paper, on which the original is written), by the late Mr. T. Rodd, 
who, however, having discovered some errors in the transcription, 
carefully suppressed them from the public. 

On a minute examination of Mr. Rodd's copy, it was discovered 
that the chief errors of importance had been made in the preliminary 
sentence, and that, on the whole, it was a tolerably accurate transcript 
of the Will. Thus, at the commencement, unice should be nunc ; Rx 
should be the letter R. with a contraction, of course standing for regis ; 
Sextie should be Scotie ; and January, Januarii. In the Latin at the 
end, we have Magistri Willielmi for Magistro Willielmo, etc. On p. 1, 
1. 27, we should have, are to paie her. Lower down, attaine should be 
att anie, the word time having been accidentally omitted in the original. 
At p. 2, 1. 7, the word her is cancelled in the manuscript. 

It will be observed, that although these are, for the most part, very 



IV PREFACE 



careless oversights, they do not prevent the reader having a much 
clearer view of the character of the original-, than in any edition of the 
Will that has yet been published ; and it was thought that an acceptable 
service would be rendered to the Shakespearian student by its pub- 
lication. The impression is limited to one hundred copies. 



Avenue Lodge, Brixton Hill. 
May 1851. 



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[ SHAKSPEARE'S WILL.] 

Mtij 
Vicesimo Quinto Die Jp^v.-ar-y A Anno Regni Dm nri Jacobi unice Rx Anglie 

&c. Decimo quarto & Sextie xlix Annoq DnI 1616 

T, W m J Shackspeare 

In the name of god Amen I Willim Shackspeare of Stratford vpon Avon in the countie 
of warr gent in pfect health & memorie god be praysed doe make & Ordayne this 
my last will & testam 1 in manii & forme followeing That ys to saye ffirst I Comend 
my Soule into the hands of god my Creator hoping & assuredlie beleeving through 
thonelie meritts of Jesus Christe my Saviour to be made ptaker of lyfe everlastinge 
And my bodye to the Earth whereof yt ys made Itm I Gyve & bequeath 
vnto my sc - r^s -fe Daughter Judyth One hundred & ffyftie pounds of lawful 
English money to be paied vnto her in manii & forme followeing That ys to 

in discharge of her marriage porcon 
saye One hundred pounds A w th in one yeare after my deceas w th consideracon 

after the Rate of twoe Shillings in the pound for soe long tyme as the same^ 
shalbe vnpaied vnto her after my Deceas & the ffyftie pounds Residewe thereof 

of 
vpon her Surrendring A or gyving of such sufficient securitie as the overseers of 

this my Will shall like of to Surrender or grante All her estate and Right that 

that shee 
shall discend or come vnto her after my deceas or A nowe hath of in or to one 

Copiehold teiite w th thapp'tennSs lyeing and being in Stratford vpon Avon 

aforesaied in the saied countie of warr being pcell or holden of the manno 1 ' of 

Rowington vnto my Daughter Susanna Hall & her heires for ever 

Itm I Gyve & bequeath vnto my saied Daughter Judith One 

hundred & ffyftie pounds more if she or Anie issue of her bodie be 

Lyvinge att thend of three yeares next ensueing the Daie of the Date 

of this my Will during w ch tyme my executo rs to paie her consideracon from 

my deceas according to the Rate aforesaied And if she Dye w th in the saied 

terme w th out issue of her bodye then my Will ys & I Doe gyve & bequeath 

One Hundred Pounds thereof to my neece Elizabeth Hall & the ffiftie 

Pounds to be sett fourth by my executo rs during the lief of my Sister 

Johane Harte & the vse & gffitt thereof cominge shalbe payed to my saied 

Sister lone & after her deceas the saied F shall Remaine Amongst the 

children of my saied Sister Equallie to be Devided Amongst them But 

if my said Daughter Judith be lyving att thend of the saied three yeares or 

anye. yssue of her bodye then my will ys & soe I Devise & bequeath the 

by my executors & overseers 
saied Hundred & ffiftie pounds to be sett out A for the best benefitt of her & her 

the Stock to be 
issue & A not A paied vnto her soe long as She shalbe marryed & covert Baron 
*v r "7 ----"« tc £S & \,';zrzzz~^ but my will ys that she shall have the consideracon 
yearelie paied vnto her during her lief & after her deceas the saied stock and 
consideracon to bee paied to her children if she have Anie & if not to her 
execute" or assigns she lyving the saied terme after my deceas Provided that if 
such husbond as she shall att thend of the saied three yeares be marryed vnto or attaine 
after doe sufficientle Assure vnto her & thissue of her bodie lands Awnswereable to 
the porcon by this my will gyven vnto her & to be adiudged soe by my execute" 
& overseers then my will ys that the saied C l u shalbe paied to such husbond as 
shall make such assurance to his owne vse Itm I gyve & bequeath vnto my saied 
sister lone xx h & all my wearing Apparrell to be paied & delivded w th in one yeare 

P^^MMr f , -p. . . _ _ the house 

j. ~ ~u*< alter m Y deceas And I Doe will & devise vnto her A w th thapp>tenn8s in Stratford wherein 

"** W* she dwelleth for her naturall lief vnder the yearlie Rent of xii d Itm! I gyve & bequeath 



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vnto her three sonns Willifii Harte Hart & Michaell Harte 

ffyve pounds A peece to be payed w th in one yeare after my deceas 



the saied Elizabeth Hall (except my brod silver & gilt bole) 
her Itfn I gyve & bequeath vnto fes? All my Plate A that I now 

have att the date of this my will Itfh I gyve & bequeath vnto 
the Poore of Stratford aforesaied tenn pounds to Mr. Thomas 
Combe my Sword to Thomas Russell Esquier ffyve pounds & 
to ffrauncis Collins of the Borough of warr in the countie of warr 
gent thirteene pounds Sixe shillings and Eight pence to be paied w th in 

Hamlett Sadler 

one Yeare after my deceas Itfn I gyve & bequeath to Sfe — Riehr.r - d 

to Willim Raynolds gent xxvj 9 viija to buy him A Ringe 
Tyler thcld r xxvi s viij d to buy him A Ringe A to my godson Willm 

Wallfer xx s in gold to Anthonye Nashe gent xxvj s viii d & to Mr. 

& to my ffellowes John Hemyngs Richard Burbage & Henry Cundell xxvj 5 viij d Apeece to buy them Ringes 

John Nashe xxvj s viij d fe- - geld - A Itfn I Gyve will bequeath & devise vnto 

for better enabling of her to pforme this my will & towards the pformans thereof 
my Daughter Susanna Hall A All that Capitall messuage or tehte 

in Stratford aforesaid 
w th thapptennfis A called the newe place wherein I nowe Dwell 

& twoe Messuags or tentes w th thapptennSs scitvat lyeing & being 
in Henley Streete w th in the borough of Stratford aforesaied And all 
my barnes stables Orchards gardens lands tents & hereditam ts whatsoev 
scituat lyeing & being or to be had Receyved pceyved or taken 
w th in the towns Hamletts Villags ffields & grounds of Stratford 
vpon Avon Oldstratford Bushopton & Welcombe or in anie of them 
in the saied countie of warr And alsoe All that Messuage or 

tente w th thapptennSs wherein One John Robinson dwelleth scituat 
lyeing & being in the blackfriers in London nere the Wardrobe & all 
oth r _ my lands tents & hereditam ts whatsoev To have & to hold All & 
singler the saied pmiffs w th their App r tennt8s vnto the saied Susanna 
Hall for & during the terme of her naturall lief & after her 
deceas to the first sonne of her bodie lawfullie yssueing & to the 
heires Males of the bodie of the saied first Sonne lawfullie 
yssueinge & for defalt of such issue to the second Sonne of her 
bodie lawfullie issueinge & to the heires Males of the bodie of the 
saied Second Sonne lawfullie yfsuinge and for defalt of such 
heires to the third Sonne of the bodie of the said Susanna 
Lawfullie yssueing & of the heires males of the bodie of the saied third 
sonne lawfullie yssueing And for defalt of such yssue the same soe 
to be & Remaine to the ffourth . -Seeee ffyfth Sixte & Seaventh 
sonnes of her bodie lawfullie issueing one after Anoth r & to the heires 



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Males of the bodies of the saied ffourth fifth Sixte & Seaventh sonnes 

lawfullie yssueing in such niann as yt ys before Lymitted to be & Remaine 

to the first second & third Sonnes of her bodie & to their heires males 

And for defalt of such issue the saied jJmiffs to be & Remaine to my 

sayed Neece Hall & the heires Males of her bodie Lawfullie 

yssueing & for defalt of such issue to my Daughter Judith 

& the heires males of her bodie lawfullie issueinge And for 

defalt of such issue to the Right heires of me the saied Willfh 

Itm I gyve vnto my wief my second best bed w" 1 the furniture 
Shackspeare for ever A Itrfi I gyve & bequeath to my saied Daughter 

Judith my broad silver gilt bole All the Rest of my goods Chattels 

Leases plate Jewels & household stuffe whatsoev after my Detts and 

Legasies paied & my funerall expences discharged I gyve devise 

& bequeath to my Sonne in Lawe John Hall gent & my Daughter 

Susanna his wief whom I ordaine & make executo rs of this my 

the saied 
Last will & testam* And I doe intreat & Appoint A Thomas 

Russell Esquier & ffrauncis Collins gent to be overseers hereof And 

doe Revoke All form wills & publishe this to be my last 

will & testam* In Witness whereof I have herevnto put my 
hand 

§*esie- the Daie & Yeare first above written. 




W*W ^j^4ff s/ ^ r 



Witness to the publishing 

hereof, Fra: Collyns Probatum cora MagrI Willimi Byrde 

Julyus Shawe legum Dcore Comiss on &c. xxii do die 

John Robinson menss Junij Anno Dni 1616 Juram t0 

Hamnet Sadler Johannis Hall vnius ex &c. Cui &c. 

Robert Whattcott De bene &c. Jurat.— Resvat ptate 

&c. Susanne Hall alt ex &c. cu^ 
venit &c. petitur. 

(Inv 4 ex'"! 



SHAKESPEAKE'S WILL, 



COPIED FROM THE 



ORIGINAL IN THE PREROGATIVE COURT. 



^regerfemg tbt Mtttlimution&, 



FACSIMILES 



THE THREE AUTOGRAPHS OF THE POET, 



tttfj a feto $reliminar|j ©fcser&ations, 



J. O. HALLIWELL, ESQ, F.R.S., F.S.A. 



LONDON: 

JOHN RUSSELL SMITH, 

4, OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE, 

1851. 



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